-aist

See also: aist

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (second-person singular preterite): (colloquial) -est

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ai̯sd/, [ai̯st]
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]

Suffix

-aist

1. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite

Usage notes

In the literary language, -aist causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (“to sing”) + ‎-aist → ‎cenaist (“you sang”).

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -aist not found